POSSESSIONS IN THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. Wt 
tiers sailed their vessels at a loss, or in the Uncertainty of returns al¬ 
ways of less value in our* markets. In this state of crisis, recourse? 
was had to a new privileged commercial association, and fhe compa^ 
ny, called the Handelmaatsckappij, was created in 18^4. 
Liberal theories, and philanthropy may, in certain points of view 
in our days, condemn the establishment of a privileged society,' The' 
results are these, they serve as an evident proof of the resources Which* 
the Government can dispose in favor of the working and industries 
classes of society, and to spread prosperity in the country by means of 
the resources which it has the disposal of. Its utility will be re¬ 
cognized by those who take apart in manufacturing industry, and the 
unprejudiced merchant, who places himself above the common sphere 
will become convinced that a small state could not chose a measure 
more efficacious for porteeting its exportation trade, more appropri¬ 
ate to maintain its influence in its transmaritime possessions, and 
able, at need, to serve as a counterpoise to the invasion of colossal 
competitions. 
We learn the following from the Court de Hogendorp relative to 
the fertility of Java, and to the resources which it offers,* 
“ The soil of Java does not present any products which are exclu¬ 
sively proper to it; but such is its happy fecundity, such is the good¬ 
ness of its climate, that all the productions which Providence has 
granted to other countries situated between the tropics, can be trans¬ 
planted there and cultivated with success. If the imperfect know¬ 
ledge and limited means of the Javanese have only until now per¬ 
mitted them to cultivate rice, coffee, tobacco, sird, katchang, maize 
and a little cotton, we may reasonably hope that a gentle and enlight¬ 
ened persuasion, will easily lead them also to cultivate pepper, gam- 
bier, eardamums, and the many kinds of tobacco and cotton on pro¬ 
curing for this purpose seeds from Virginia and Brazil; whilst the 
culture and the manufacture of indigo, sugar, the extensive culture 
of cotton, coffee, tobacco, the manufacture of potass, of rum, &c.,_ 
may furnish to European industry powerful means of augmenting 
products suited to exterior commerce and immense sources of riches- 
and prosperity.” 
We further add what the same author tell us, “ That in 1830, we 
could calculate that only two ninths of Java were cultivated, and 
that the other seven ninths still presented a vast field for improve¬ 
ments which this judicious observer is of opinion “ should be iu- 
* Coup-il'OcU $ur Vila dc Java, published at Brussels in 1830. 
